High Street, where the world's biggest Primark is located, is deserted during lockdown like all of Birmingham city centre (Image: Graham Young / BirminghamLive)

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It's understood administrative tasks are being completed in time for when lockdown eases - although an official date has not been released.

The retailer will only throw open its doors once government guidelines allow, it says.

A spokesperson from Primark said: “Nothing matters more to us than the health and wellbeing of our employees and customers.

“That is why we will only re-open our stores in the UK once we are convinced that it is safe and right to do so.”

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Most of Britain's strict lockdown measures will stay in place for now as it's still too soon to make any major changes, he said.

It’s likely that shops will follow strict safety measures to help keep coronavirus under control.

In Sunday evening's address, Boris Johnson said non-essential shops, which includes Primark, would not be expected to reopen before June 1.

Customers will likely have to queue outside to get in in order to allow for a controlled amount of people in store and it's not confirmed if all the fashion giant's stores would reopen or a gradual process.

Last month Primark closed 376 stores across the continent including 189.

The retailer, unlike its contemporaries, does not operate an online store which has seen its monthly sales drop from £650 million to zero, said its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF),

ABF boss George Weston said he won’t reopen Primark stores until it is safe to do so and selling online is not expected to be an option.

Meanwhile the nation's workers have been told to go back to work if they are unable to work from home.